CISSP – CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Practice Test

What is ISC2’s CISSP exam?

CISSP certification is an advanced-level certification specially meant for IT security professionals who have a minimum of four years of professional experience in the field of information security.

The CISSP certification validates your abilities and knowledge of the ten domains of a Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) such as access control, application security, cryptography, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, IS and risk management, operations security, physical security, security architecture and design, telecommunications and network security, and legal, regulations, compliance and investigations.

Is CISSP (CISSP) exam right for you?

This test prepares you for various job roles, which include: systems engineer, systems administrator, network administrator, information systems administrator, technical support engineers, systems analysts, network analysts and technical consultants. If you would like to know more about the Windows XP CISSP test please visit the Array website.

The test is appropriate for you if you are working or want to work in a typically complex computing environment of medium-to-large organizations. There are no specific prerequisites for this test, although it is recommended that you should have at least one year of experience in implementing and administering any desktop operating system in a network environment.

What to expect in CISSP exam?

ISC2 Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) has specified objectives for the CISSP test. These objectives are grouped under ten CBK domains. Following are some important areas in which an individual should possess good knowledge before taking the CISSP test:

• Deploying and managing SSL certificates
• Implementing security for wireless networks
• Configuring public and private wireless LANs
• Configuring authentication for secure remote access
• Configuring IPSec authentication and troubleshooting IPSec
• Implementing Public key infrastructure and hashing function
• Configuring and troubleshooting authentication for Web users
• Implementing Internet security and handling types of attacks
• Configuring IPSec to secure communication between networks and hosts
• Configuring and troubleshooting virtual private network (VPN) protocols
• Installing and configuring Certificate Authority (CA) hierarchies, root, intermediate, and issuing CA. Managing Certificate Authorities (CAs)

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How to prepare for CISSP exam?

The CISSP test is designed to certify users who have a minimum of five years of professional experience in information security. The CISSP test covers implementing security policy, identifying security threats, and developing countermeasures using firewall systems and attack-recognition technologies. Before taking the CISSP test, you should practice the following:

• Implement firewalls on the network
• Implement public key infrastructure and hashing function
• Understand firewall system planning, including levels of protection
• Implement network perimeter security and elements of an effective security policy
• Use tools to evaluate key security parameters, including techniques for security accounts
• Implement encryption, including the three main encryption methods used in internetworking

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What is covered in PrepKit CISSP?

The PrepKit covers 100% objectives for ISC2’s CISSP: CISSP, in accordance with actual exam pattern and question types. The CISSP prep kit covers following exam essentials:

• Cryptography
• Access Control
• Operations Security
• Application Security
• Security Architecture and Design
• Physical (Environmental) Security
• Telecommunications and Network Security
• Information Security and Risk Management
• Legal, Regulations, Compliance and Investigations
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning